S.G. Thigpen Digital Collection

S.G. Thigpen Digital Collection

Description: The S. G. Thigpen Papers Digital Collection contains a selection of materials from the S. G. Thigpen Papers located in the Historical Manuscripts and Photographs in McCain Library and Archives.

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Date: Various

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Collection: M446 Thigpen (S.G.) Papers.

Findingaid: A finding aid for this collection is available online at: https://doi.org/10.18785/fa.m446

From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of a tanker train car with a tung oil banner draped across front. Two men are standing on the train holding a banner on each side. Four men stand together on the left (identified as Alex Martin, M. P. Clark, S. G. Thigpen, Lamont Ranland) and three unidentified men stand on right.

From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of a Ford Model T with an American flag on the window surrounded by children. A fueling station is on the left behind the crowd and a Ford sign is mounted on the building behind the automobile.

From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of a train delivering tung oil paint. Two men inside a train car behind rows of paint hold a sign reading, “Thermolyzed Tung Oil Paint, made by the O’brien Varnish Co, South Bend, Ind. Shipped to Thigpen Whitfield Home Co, Picayune, Miss. The South's first car load of tung oil house paint." S. G. Thigpen stands with two other men to the left of a Thigpen-Whitfield Hardware Company truck.

From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of the Thigpen-Whitfield Hardware Co. storefront. A boy is standings between to men in suits on the sidewalk, and a man in overalls is leaning against an automobile.

From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of the Thigpen Hardware office after Christmas Eve burglary. Shown are two desks, one in foreground and one in background with typewriter. Many files and other items litter the room.

From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of the Thigpen Hardware office after Christmas Eve burglary. A broken rolling chair is on the left and a desk is on the right. In the background, blankets are used as dividers.